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How worried should I be about this leak? Alctel at 3:50pm 03.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1062 I have a leak in this old plastic transducer that is mounted in front of the port water tank (the on
Fishfinder (2) azguy at 3:05pm 03.12.14 Catalina 22 26/2468 I have these two inoperable gadgets for depth and speed. They seems to be getting power (actually I
How to drill S/S pedestal guard? chrisyse at 2:08pm 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2640 I've been told it's difficult to drill S/S tubing on the swim ladder and pedestal guard. Is a specia
Cushion Specs rlrobian at 10:52am 03.12.14 Catalina 22 12/2528 I am in the process of rebuilding an 81 22' standard rig, swing keel. The PO threw all of the old c
Transom ladder extension (3) Tabi II at 9:57am 03.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1927 Our O'Day 25 came with a transom ladder, but it is too short, so very difficult/impossible to get ou
Outboard Shaft length for compac 23 tbeeman at 8:34am 03.12.14 Com-Pac 3/9566 Any adivce? Looking at a honda 9.9 20" vs 25". Thanks.
Buying Insurance as a Group PGIJon at 8:27am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/608 I was wondering if we could buy Insurance as a group and get better rates? Any thoughts what it wou
Yamaha motor sailer LaurieD at 8:25am 03.12.14 Yamaha 0/1330 Folks, I am trying to find information about a Yamaha 30' motor sailer located in NSW Australia and
Sail Slide Problem (1) jerry10848 at 8:07am 03.12.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2640 One of the two plastic sail slides at the head of my mainsail broke. Unlike the other slides that a
Anchor Locker & new winkless Ralph Theriault at 7:55am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/501 Hi, I just became the owner of a 2000 Hunter 29.5. I have a windless from my previous 30 hunter and
Redrilled Swing Keel? Kper at 7:49am 03.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/773 I was considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 until I asked the owner the maintenance history of t
Yanmar specified adhesive sealants Blitz at 6:10am 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/4074 Hello everyone, Hopefully this is an easy question. The yanmar service manual lists a bunch of what
Tow hunter trailer with fiat 500l Counting Stars at 6:47pm 03.11.14 Smaller Boats 23/4627 Does anyone know the weight of the trailer that came with the sailboat and the trailer ball size and
Magic Marina..... Delezynski at 6:25pm 03.11.14 Destinations 6/2643 FIRST, I have to say a BIG THANKS to Winkfish (on this site) for stopping y and taking Jill and I ar
Holding Tank Treatments - Odorless..?? ArkadiyS at 6:22pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2132 Has anyone used this Boatlife Bionatural Holding Tank Treatment packets? The description as always
Washdown pump wire size (1) Genesis V at 6:19pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 18/3592 Help..I am installing a wash down pump on a H356 and there are a couple of things that I am unsure a
Looking for a used headsail Steve Moser at 6:02pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 2/766 We're looking for a used/affordable roller reef genoa for our 30' Catalina.
Cheapish, cost effective handrails? sully75 at 4:55pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1829 Hello all, Sorry for the barrage of questions but just was up to my boat and have a bunch. I h
Need a top to one of my stantions (2) sully75 at 4:53pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/782 I have one stantion that appears to have some sort of repair made to it from a broken top. The repa
Camping Gas (propane) in the Cabin sully75 at 4:35pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2327 So I'm going to ditch the little gimbaled stove that my boat came with and replace it with a fixed t

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Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 4:11pm 09.20.22 My answer to my own post was to have a local shop make a sail rite material hatch cover, that is wat
General upgrade Info mjsb at 4:09pm 09.20.22 Been a sailor my whole adult life and I have always cleaned bilges to get rid of odors. The odor s
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 4:04pm 09.20.22 Just to close this post, I put a metal primer and an epoxy 2 part primer and called it a day. My boa
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 09.20.22
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents sail sfbay at 3:58pm 09.20.22 You might do a test by making a seal over the vent with plastic, connecting an air blower, e.g., lea
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida kappykaplan at 3:54pm 09.20.22 Nice writeup, @palcuz . Tks for sharing. :beer:
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 3:43pm 09.20.22 I have since had my sails professionally cleaned. Putting my numbers between my second and third ba
Sail Numbers (1) Panama Jack at 3:41pm 09.20.22 209440
Sail Numbers (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:30pm 09.20.22 How do I attach a phot to these Forum messages...? Either copy the image and paste it, or use the
Keel separating? dmax at 3:26pm 09.20.22 Ideally, you would drop the keel, inspect the bolts and re-bed - a lot of work. It doesn't look too
First 405 Rudder Parts Adam Marvin at 3:13pm 09.20.22 Thanks for the reply. I have had the boat for 6 years and have even dropped the rudder a couple time
Cuttyhunk Sailing video Sailfanatic at 3:08pm 09.20.22 I suggest you add the info that should be of most interest to sailors entering CuttyHunk for the fir
Water Hookup connector Johnkent at 2:56pm 09.20.22 I think you would need a male screw connection to attach a hose like these. The one on the left is
Water Hookup connector (1) sail sfbay at 2:54pm 09.20.22 I think you would need a male screw connection to attach a hose like these. The one on the left is T
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:36pm 09.20.22 Trip Update. All comments welcome. On Monday September 14th, Captain Guy Fiero departed Gloucester
Keel separating? kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.20.22 My keel did the same thing several years ago. I had the keel bolts torqued with the boat sitting on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:52pm 09.20.22 How do I attach a phot to these Forum messages...?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:39pm 09.20.22 Sorry to hear that. Between the leech, luff, cross cut panels, and draft there are certainly plenty
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:38pm 09.20.22 Marmalede How do I attach a photo to these messages....?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:33pm 09.20.22 Oh...very nice. Yeah...mine is roughly where the "14" boat has his number. I will send you a befo

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